Just in time for the month of Halloween, the Harbourfront Centre presents The Monster Makers, an opportunity for you and your kids to participate in “ghoulish games, monstrous making, fiendish fun, and much more!” Named after the Fresh Ground new works commission, this event will get your family in the Halloween spirit with a vengeance!
For more information on Monster Makers, go to www.harbourfrontcentre.com.
Presenting films dedicated to the cinema and culture of the Latin world, the Toronto International Latin Film Festival (TILFF) shows films from all over the world, including Brazil, Columbia, Spain, Portugal, Italy and even our very own Quebec!
The Toronto International Latin Film Festival started on October 1st and continues until October 9th; for more information, visit the Latin Film Festival’s writeup at toronto.com.
A monthly gathering of some of Toronto’s most creative individuals, the SpeakEasy is an opportunity to collaborate, network and keep your finger on the pulse of our city’s creative energy.
This month’s SpeakEasy focuses on illustration. You’ll have the opportunity to take a peek inside the imaginations of 24 local illustrators – all are welcome, and admission is pay-what-you-can. SpeakEasy events happen on the first Thursday of the month from 7pm until 11pm at the Gladstone Hotel. For more information, visit SpeakEasy’s website.
Girls just wanna have fun…cooking delicious, healthy fare from appetizer to dessert! Join Chef Pamela McDonald at the St. Lawrence Market Kitchen for an evening of urban cooking that will be “fun, creative and above all, for the chic-at-heart!”
The class gets started at 6:30pm and continues until 9:30pm; registration is $85. Email kitchen@stlawrencemarket.com or call 416-860-0727 to register.
Enjoy the sounds of Hollywood as presented by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra! You’ll hear classic selections including Over the Rainbow, Moon River, Cabaret, and The Way We Were as broadway star Hugh Panaro joins conductor Steven Reineke for an evening of unforgettable music. Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid will also be part of the evening, singing the well-loved songs from that animated classic.
For more information on Hollywood Hits at Roy Thomson Hall, or to purchase tickets for this unique event, go to www.tso.ca.
Paint combined with photography is a style of art used in many areas of the world to enhance the realism of a black and white print. In India, however, paint is used to embellish a photograph, at times covering the entire image. This different use of paint and photography achieves an enhanced emotionality, used to celebrate, commemorate, and mark rites of passage.
Embellished Realities: Indian Painted Photographs features over 60 works from the ROM’s collection that have never been on display. The photographs date from the 1860s, only a few decades after the invention of photography, up to the 2000s.
The ROM is open today from 10am until 5:30pm. For more information on this exhibit, go to www.rom.on.ca.
Be a part of the largest single day, volunteer-led fundraising event dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research, education and awareness programs, by cheering on participants in this year’s CIBC Run for the Cure! Last year the event raised $33 million nationwide; though it is too late to register for the run, you can help to create a future without breast cancer by celebrating the walkers and runners, and by contributing financially to the cause. Of course, you can also start training now to make sure you are ready for next year’s Run!
The Run gets started at 10am at the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto. For more information or to donate, go to www.runforthecure.com.
Starting at 6:59pm and continuing until sunrise, Toronto will be transformed into an art-lover’s paradise for the sixth annual Nuit Blanche. Over 130 locations in Toronto will feature art of every kind with an emphasis on art installations – you’ll find art in galleries, museums, streetcars, alleyways, storefronts, churches, and even parks.
For a full listing and map of all of this year’s fantastic works of art, go to www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca You’ll find itinerary planning tools, a navigational app for iPhones and BlackBerries, and plenty of news about the most anticipated art installations to be found across our city during this much-anticipated event!
As part of the Exposed Concert Series, tonight’s performance of Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 is so much more than a performance. Conductor Peter Oundjian will begin the evening by discussing the history, style and contents of the Symphony, illustrated by live musical examples played by the TSO. Following his informative introduction to the music, Oundjian will go on to conduct a complete performance of the Symphony.
Tonight’s Peter & the Sympphony: Brahms Symphony No. 1 begins at 7:30pm at Roy Thomson Hall. For more information on the “Exposed Concert Series,” and to purchase tickets, go to www.tso.ca.
Today marks the beginning of the Brazilian Film Festival, with showings at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and Carlton Cinema. The goal of the Festival is to “promote Crazilian cinematography in Canada and create a market platform for directors, producers, actors and filmmakers,” so you can be sure that this event will highlight the best that the Brazilian film industry has to offer!
In addition to screenings, the Brazilian Film Festival offers workshops, and of course, an opening night party! To learn more about the Festival go to www.brafftv.com.